Howard Marion-Crawford (17 January 1914 – 24 November 1969), the grandson of writer F. Marion Crawford, was an English character actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in the 1954 television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. In 1948, Marion-Crawford had played Holmes in a radio adaptation of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", making him one of the few actors to portray both Holmes and Watson. He is also known for his portrayal of Dr. Petrie in a series of low budget Fu Manchu films in the 1960s, and playing Paul Temple in the BBC Radio serializations. - From Wikipedia

As Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson prepare to go out for a walk, Watson realizes that he has accidentally picked up another man's coat at his club. He also finds a note in the pocket with an odd, seemingly meaningless message. Just then, the man whose coat Watson has arrives to exchange coats, but in making the exchange, the two accidentally exchange hats as well. When Holmes and Watson go to the man's home to return his hat, the man's wife recognizes Holmes and asks for his help, telling him that her husband is being blackmailed by a ballerina whom he met in Russia. When the man is murdered late that same night, Inspector Lestrade suspects the ballerina, and asks for Holmes's help. - From IMDB

Dr. Watson returns to the Baker Street flat in a state of great agitation. He tells Sherlock Holmes that, earlier in the evening, he had attended a dying man in his final moments, only to see the same man in the street soon afterward, and be punched in the eye by him. Holmes is intrigued, and goes with Watson to check the dead man's lodgings and to view his corpse in the morgue. The detective learns that the man had been a watchman at an art museum, and that he had a previous conviction for counterfeiting. The next evening, when Watson returns to Baker Street convinced that he has seen the same dead man once again, Holmes puts the clues together and goes to warn Inspector Lestrade about an impending crime at the museum. - From IMDB

Watson and Holmes travel to Sussex to investigate the death of Squire John Douglas, violently shot with a Pennsylvania gun. They investigate suspects of the supposed murder, but Holmes suspects murder might not be the answer.

Dr. Watson and Inspector Lestrade investigate a murder at the Beryl residence only to get a pretty easy confession out of Lady Beryl herself. Holmes sees right through the vonfessions and works to recreate the murder and find out what really happened.

Dr. John H. Watson, having been wounded while serving the military in Afghanistan, has just returned home to London and has no where to live. He is given Sherlock Holmes as someone to contact and soon has taken up lodging with him on Baker street. Watson soon finds out Holmes is a detective often called […]